1939-05-08 — Page 2

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In the World of Sports

INDIANS' SURPRISE WIN

IN BOWLS LEAGUE

Other Unexpected Reverses: Season Starts Off Well

The 1939 lawn bowls league season began in earnest in Ideal - weather on Saturday, when a progranime of four matches was Best performance of the played in each of the three divisions day-and a major upset was the 16-shots win by Indian Re creation Club over the strong Kowloon Rowling Green Club on the latter's ground.

The Bowling Green, Indeed, had | Fraser, P. Johnson, D. Kelly, W. E. a bad day, losing in all three lea-Hollands (skip) 28. Total 52

SINGLES FINAL TO-DAY

Tsui Brothers Meet: Wai-pui Should Retain Title

BY TAC

Davis Cup Ties

HUNGARY, POLAND

LEADING

BUCHAREST, May 6 (T/Ocean) Two long. drawn-out gumes For the first time in the history marked the first day's play in the of Hongkong tennis, the Open Davis Cup encounter between Singles title will be fought out be-Hungary and Rumania, in which tween two brothers when Tsui Hungary are leading by one match Wal-pui (holder), enters the Stand | to nik

SLOW SOCCER Home Cricket

AT VALLEY

EASTERN BEAT

MACAO

A fairly farge crowd was present at the Club ground, Happy Valley, yesterday - ternoon to. Witness: a friendly football match played between the Eastern Athletic Associa- tion and the Associacao de Football de. Macao, resulting in a win for the Eastern by two goals to one.

MONDAY, MAY 8, 1939.

- Kho Retains

NORTHANTS BEAT

CAMBRIDGE

Close Of Play

County Scores

LONDON:". May 6 (Reuter)- Northamptonshire beatCam-- bridge University by 7B

runs at Fenner's to-day.

The county scored 361 in, their first innings, to which Brookes contributed 114. Cambridge re- Merritt taking

Court at the Hongkong · Cricket Hungary took the first match Club to-day to meet Tsui Yun-pui. when the. Rumanian player The foothill never at iniy stage plled with 254,

It is felt in some quarters, I be- Schmidt injured his foot in the of the game reached a high stan-seven wickets for 69 runs. lieve, that the fact of the match arth set and retired when his dard and the somewhat slow pace

Scrvice did well to beat Kowloon T. Stainton, J. Chambers (skip) will detract much from the 40-64, 644–8. 2–6, 2–0. Football Club, while a 33-16 win by 25; R. Main, T. Grimes, W. Seath. terest usually attached to an Open

T. Carr's rink over R. H. Wilds D. Muraro (skip) 20. W. Bovard, was sufficient for Kowloon Cricket W. Cunningham, J. Polsen. R. Wal- Club to prevent yet another upset lace skip) 18. Total 63. In the third division when they meet the Yacht Club, «

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The second match between

97, 8-10, 3-1.

Title

CHOY BEATEN IN STRAIGHT SETS

BOURNEMOUTH, May 6 (Reuter)-Kho Sin-kie, ace Chinese Davis Cup player, re- tained the British Hardcourts Men's Singles title here to-day when he best his compatriot, W.C. Choy by scores. of 7-5, -1, 6-4, the all-Chinese Anal."

Choy led 3-0 iri

the first set.

In their second knock Northants through a series of errors by Kho.

4

au-

gues. In the second division Civil Taikoo:-W. Melrose, M. Gillies, being, so to speak, a family affair, opponent, Gabory. was leading maintained throughout may be declared at 215 for three wickets. Thereafter the winner, with mag-

attributed to the extreme beat. Timms scoring 103 not out.. nificent crosscourt shots, was

Mr. Chan Laan-fong. kicked The University managed only perfor in the long raillen. Final. I don't see why it should. Caralulls (Rumania) and Asbath

244. Merritt Capturing another In the second set Keen" enough interest was evinced

Choy took |(Hungary), had to be abandoned In the opening stages, both goal-five wickets for 92, to bring his the arat game after 14 deuces, a few years back when H. D. Rum-

owing to bad light when the keepers acquitted themselves very "bag" to 12 for 181. Jahn met and beat S. A. Rumjahn Rumanian was leading 6-1.3-6.well particularly the Macao custo

but Kho. with accurate, fast to win the title for the first time.

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES drives, was now outplaying his Then it was cousins; now it is

dian: Middeld play became the Close of play scores in County jopporient. brothers. Then the main focus of

order for a long while but the play-programme follow:--

Careless at the beginning of the anal set, Kho lost several points for Choy to lead 2-1 and then 3-2. But with a series of' dzives: to the corners the champion levell- went ed at 4-4, whereafter he out an easy winner with a series of dazzling shots.

League I

Craigengower 31 Shots Up

TWO MATCHES POSTPONED

Sussex 416 for 8 (John Lan- {gridege 140) versus Worcester.

Lancashire 65 for 1.

Gloucester 267 (Barnett 120)

Civil Service Win At Chatham Road, Kowloon Football Club lost to Civil Service Cricket Club by 23 shots.

K.F.C.-J. Eastman, A. Moss, P. interest was whether HD, would AGRAM, May 6 (T/Ocean) on both sides. were too slow and Kent '269 (Taylor 5 for 50 At Hungham, Craigengower Cric- Younghusband, T. Ferguson (skip) accomplish what he had never be-Rain caused the postponement of many opportunities went astray. Essex 109 (Watt. 6 for 27). ket Club beat Kowloon Docks Re-22; B. Exaus, R. Hughes. W. Simp-1ore done-beat SA in the Colony the start of the Davis Cup match Following a fine movement, Ng

Somerset 157 (Cover 7 for 38):

·icurnament. Similarly. I expect between, Yugoslavia and Ireland.

Gth-chuang netted for Eastern Surrey 104 for 3." creation Club by 34 shots.

son. W. Field (skip) 16: R. Hall. K.D.R.C.-P. B. Parks, M. Fer-3. T. Smalley, V. Chittenden. Jany people to pack the Stand The first two singles matches will who maintained the lead up to the

Court to-day, on the chance of be played off to-day (Saturday) interval guson. B. Lapsley, J. G. Brown Gibson (skip) 13. Total 51.

repeat in the when Lyttleton Rogers meets Mitic better and gave promise of a higher seeing Yun-pui

On resumption, exchanges were (skip) 10; A. M. Calman. H. G. C.S.C.C.-J. Purvis. E. Bradshaw, Open competition what he has and Egan plays Pincec. Couper. J. Kempton F. Cullen L. Whant." W. Hillyer, (skip) 19: A done more than once in "private

!standard but this was not kept up (skip) 18; J. V. Rawsey, W. D. Mc-Stephens, F. Austin, A. B. Allah, S.

VIENNA, May 6. (T/Ocean)—-

FRIENDLY MATCHES Master, R. Morrison, S. Gray (skip) | Eccleshall (skip), 22; E. Kerman, D.

The German-Swiss contest in the and the game once again became

Oxford University had · scored 4. Total 40...

Crawley, W. Burling. W. Bagley favourite, but he would be a 'brave

Wal-pul must, of course, start Davis Cup series could not be be. Very diab and slow,

Chan Bing-to did good work on 160 for 4 against Middlesex when (skip) 33. Total 74.

man who would offer anything courts completely under water and from one of his many fine passes gun yesterday because rain left the

the home team's right wing and stumps were drawn.

M.C.C. 92 (Robinson 7 for "33); the women's final. more than three to two on the re-utterly unplayable. The opening yue. Hop-hing found the net, Be./Yorkshire 148 (Sims 5 for 70)..

one-set match match will therefore be staged to fore the end. Guerreiro the Macao

Worcester 83; West Indies 142. Leonard, K. M. Omar, A. E Coates Hongkong Football Club by 3 shots, when the latter was playing at the day (Saturday) when the German)

C.C.C:--A, A. Razack, W. Ward. A. M. Omar, U. M. Omar (skip) 25; J. S. Landolt, L, C: R, Souza, C. S. Rosselet, R. Basa (skip) 22; J. W.

B. W. Bradbury (skip) 27.

74 >

Total

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quarrels."

Narrow Win At Kowloon Tong, Kowloon Tong sult. I once saw Yun-pul beat the Garden City

beat champion in a Association

Kowloon Tong:-A. E. Castro, Y. Abbas. A. J. Kew, A. H, Basto (skip) 14: J. N." Wong, T. M. Gregory, W. J. Howard, H. Gittins (skip) 14:

C. Moss, J. J. Tang, J. L. Stephens, A Spary, (skip), 28. Total 56.

IRC Spring Surprise At Austin Road. Indian Recrea- tion. Club beat Kowloon Bowling Green Club by 10 shots.

K.B.G.C.-A. S. Russell L. A. R. H.K.F.C.-J. 9. Howell, E. L. Duncan, A. J. Hall, R. Duncan Strange. J. Beach, J. A. R., Selby (skip) 18. W. L. Walker. J. E Rob- (skip) 25. W. Kershaw, GE. Ste- son, J. C. Gill, A. M. Holland (skip)phens, L. Lammert, N. Bebbington 22; F. Cheesman. S_M. White W (skip) 21; R. P. Shaw. C. B, Robert- S. Drake, W. Macfarlane (skip) 12. son, W. J. Reld. A Brooksbank

(skip) 7. Total 53

Total 50.

LR.C.-D. M. Khan, A. M. Wa- hab, M. Y. Adal, A.R. Dallah (skip) 22: J. Hoosen, S. M. Rumjahn, A. R. Minu, A, K. Minu (skip) 22; A FL Rumjahn, "A. Bakar, A. O. Ma- dar. M. R. Abbas (skip) 22. Total 66.

Kowloon Beat Recreio

At King's Park, Kowloon Cricket Club beat Club de Recreio "E" by 25 shots.

League III

One-Rink Put K.C.C. Up

At North Point, Kowloon Cricket Club beat Royal Hongkong Yacht Club by 10 shots.

R.H.KY.C.-W. A

Cornell, E

M. Raymond. A. S. Mitchell, R. H Wild (skip) 16: P. S. Cassidy, L. E. N. Ryan, O. E. Costello, B. E. Maug- han (skip) 19; G. H. Bond. D. 'H. Blake, A. Nissim. A. W. Brown (skip) 23. Total 58,

K.C.C.-W. Naef. A. Madar, A.

Recrelo "8":-C. C. Pereira, A. M. Xavier," A. A. Remedios. F. X. Soares (skip 19; C. F. Vas, D, C. Alves. C. R. Pereira, B. Basto (skip) | W. Ramsey, T. ̈W, Carr (skip)" 33: 12; F. A. Machado, C. H. Basto, F. A. C. Tribble, F. A. Fable, G. W. V. V. Ribeiro, J. 3. Basto fskip) 14. Bowden, W. W. Hirst (skip) 14; W. Total 45.

H. Hobbs, F, E. Nash, R. S. Mea- dgys. J. M. Jack (sklp) 21. Total

Craigengower Beaten

| Roderich" Menzel will meet very top of his form.

That was in a charity exhibition Swiss Boris Maneff." game at the Chinese Recreation

never. forget

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POLAND LEAD

the

A

WOMEN'S FINAL

Miss Katherine Stammers beat Mrs. Silis (formerly Senorita Anita Lizana) by scores of 6-3, 6-3 in

WOMEN'S DOUBLES H. Billington" and J. Our of England beat D. Coombe and C.

HOME FOOTBALL Malfroy 3-6, 5-7, 6-4 7-5 in the

final of the Men's Doubles,

centre-forward scored the vialtors' solitary goal ~Macao were best served by their and backs, Chiang Shan-ching

RESULTS

WOMEN, DOUBLES Club less than two years ago. I WARSAW, May 3 (T/Ocean)-Francisco Lobato, wine airosa was shall

Yun-pul's Poland are leading Holland by 2 hard working pivot.

Miss Jeanne Nicoll and Miss LONDON, May 7. (Reuter)-The magnificent. stroke-play that day matches to nil at the end of the

Miss Nita Hsu King-shing was outstanding following are the results of the Betty Nuthall beat I have never seen him in that form arst day of the Davis Cup en at centre-half for Eastern and final League football matches of Brown and Miss Pita Jarvis 5-7,

among the forwards Chan Bing-to, the senson played to-day- again. If he does reach it, and

6-2, 6-2, Count Bavarovski beat Van Swol Lee Tacky and Yue. Hop-hing maintains it.

MIXED DOUBLES one of the best Singles' finals ever beat Hughan 60 —–2, 6–1.

197 83, 60 and Tloczyniktshone.

The teams were as follows:- seen on the Stand-Court, probably resulting in a win for the holder

~Macao?———— "Delfim-Carvalho, JAPAN WITHDRAWS,

Chiang Shan-ching.

Francisco N after a full-distance fight,

TOKYO May 8 (T/Ocean) Lobato, Antonio Nito de Sousa, Chelsea Japan has withdrawn from the Alexandre Alrosa, Americo Davis Cup series states a report doya; Manuel Rego, Artur dos here yesterday. Reason gizen is Santos, Fernando, Guerreiro, An- Manchester U. 2 Liverpool that her best player, Jiro Yama-tonio Collaco (Capt.) and Joar Wolves gash, will not be available, having Lopes.

In any case T confidently predict.

How They Reached The Final

WAI-PUI

bt. G. W. Bewell w.o. At Chat Ch! keung 60 725, bt. Wong Shiu-wing 6-3, 0-2. bt. H. D. Rumjahn 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. bt. S. A. Rumjahn 9-7, 2-6, 6-1.

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8-3.

YUN-PUI

bt. Wan Tze-sam, 6-1, 6-1. St. T. J. Gould. 7-5, 6-1."

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bt. A Crawford 6-3, 6-8, 6-4. bt. Ho Ka-lau 7-5, 6-0.

**

FIRST DIVISION

-2--Brentford-

Arsenal Aston Villa Blackpool Charlton

Cor-

Grimsby

Leeds

just entered a Naval School; Eastern-Lau Hing-hung; Trang Japan's withdrawal has allowed Chung-wan. Lo Wal-kuen: Lau Chesterfield the winners of the Cuba-Canada |Shih-tsal, Hsu, King-shing, Chan

Luton tle, who were to have played lu-kuan; Chan Bing-to, Ng Gih- Norwich against Japan, to enter the North chuang. Lee Tacky. Yue Hop-hing Plymouth

American Zone Final

Sheffield U. and Wang Man-kwel "... LATEE RESULTS

MK Luis Antonio de Mello was West Ham 'manager, coach and secretary of THIRD WARSAW, May 1 (Benter)-By the Mario team.

Chester winning the doubles on Saturday.

Gateshead Holland reduced by two to one.

Hartlepools

2

.1 Middlesbro'.

Portsmouth

3 Preston

· Malfroy › and -Miss--Nuthall beat

1 Butler and Miss Nicol1 7-5, 6-2 to

1 win the mixed doubles,"

1

1 Bolton

3 Everton

0

0 Stoke

SPORTING FIXTURES

TO-DAY

BADMINTON.. - "Cathedral

Badminton, 8 p.m.

1 MEETINGS.-Hongkong, Football

Association Council, 5.30 p.m.

TENNIS Open Singles Final. Trui Wai-pui (holder) v., Taul Yan-pul

TO-MORROW

--| BADMINTON—Y. M. C. A. Bad- minton, in the West Lounge. 8.30 p.m.

Bunderland

0

SECOND DIVISION

6 Swansea

"1 Coventry

3

1 Notts F.

0

2 Southampton,

0

6 Tottenham

1:

2 Manchester C. 1

DIVISION (NORTH)

3 Bradford C.

2

1.Carlisle

I

0 Wrexham

0

BRIDGE-Y. M. C. A. Women's

3

Section Bridge, 10 am

3

| SWIMMING. —Mixed Swimming.

5

0

2

e Crystal P.

| SHOOTING. - Weekly

0

0 Bristol €.

0

2 p.m.

1 Clapton

1

SWIMMING.

Y.M.C.A. Annual

bt. Lee Wal-tong 6-4, 6-2, 12-10 the lead which Poland had gained SOUTH CHINA WIN Stockport It will be seen that the cham-Jon the first day of their Davis plon has had much harder Cup tie here. passage to the brother.

A

final than his

The Dutch pair, Swol Mughan beat Toczynski Hebda-8-4, 17-10.

and

and

K.C.C.-V. C. Labrum, J. W. M. Brown, H. Nish, F. Goodwin (skip) 68, 22, G. Lee, W. Mulcahy, J. Hyde, E. Kern (skip), 25; W. Hyde, T. A. Madar, H. Overy. E C. Fincher Cricket Club lost to Club de Re-walker. H. J. Bicknell. P., J. Hamil- (skip 23. Total 70,

ton (dp) 10. Total 52.

Recrelo Win

At the Valley. Club de Recreio

"A" beat Police Recreation Club by 22 shots:

At the Valley. Craigengower | Tam

zelo by 30 shots.

Police R.C.-J. Forrest.. W. Mc Hardy C. Perkins, J. Orem akip) 16: W. McLead, C: Dowman, J.

Recreio: M. Alarcon, A. M. Rod- Shepherd, A. E. Carey (skip) 18; J. tigues, J. R. Soares, O. P. Reme- Brown, W. Channing. J. Fender, loa (skip) 22; L, Legn, F. Marques, W. Mair (skip 11. Total 46.

E Xavier, P. A. Yvánovich (skip)

Recreto "A"-C. M. Silva, J. F.21; J Remedios, A., F. Noronha,

GERMANY LEADS

FROM NAVY

Friendly Soccer

Yor d Lincoln

י.

3 Halifax

2 Southport

2. Doncaster

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Bournemouth 0 Ipswich Mansfield 4 Exeter

South China beat Royal Navy by Northampton 6 goals to 3 in a football match R Notis C. Caroline EW "on Saturday

Port Vale afternoon

Queen', P.R/... 1 Southead The game was very even during Swindon

3 Torquay 6 Cardif

DIVISION L

3

Del-

The tie between Germany and C.0.0.-E. McNay, E. Peterson, HKFC.-E Casey, J. H: Gel- Switzerland, the start of which. C. W Lam, J Pau (skip) 7: S. Ring, T. Rowell, J. Russell (skip) had been delayed by rain, began Solina, B. el Arculli, A. B. Ham-27 F. Anslow, C. F. Needham, J. under ideal weather conditions the first half, only goal scored son, G. S. Ladd (skip) 16. G. A. Ralston, H. H. Fegg (skip) 21; C. yesterday with the encounter R being that, by Yeung Shui-pick, Walsall. Payne, E. Kerrison, W. McNeill, A. G. Sollis, H. G. Wallington, 9. Cres-Menzel and the. No. 1 Swiss player South China's right-winger.

How Clubs Finished A. Lewis (skip) 17. Total 40. sey. V. Walker (skip) 17. Total 68. Bort, Mane.

After the resumption, Kwok Menzel won in ave sets, beating Ying-ki, 4-Shots Win For KF.C.

centre-forward. netted Champions: Everton. At Chatham Road, Kowloon his opponent 6-8, 6-3, 5-7, 8-2 6-3 Bouth China's second-goal, but a Runners-Up Wolves --

beat Hongkong The second singles also went to few minutes Football Club

Later Hesselton, Relegated; Birmingham and

cester. Electric Recreation Club by 4 shots: Germany. Henkel beating Fisher centre-forward, replied for Navy

white, C. Champelovier (skip) 18:

KFC.-C. Fuller, J. Ross, T. 6-2, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.-

and Cuthbert, left hálf, equalled

DIVISION IL Germany thus leads by a matches the scores.

Champions: Blackburn, S. Wong, C. M, Hall, E. Bunje, v. to n.:

Yeung Shui-yick scored again. Runners-Up: Sheffield Un Petherick (skip)- 23; D.. Izatt..., W. YUGOSLAVIA VS. IRELAND following which Cheung Kam-hol, Relegated: Norwich and Excell, B. Thompson, P. Morgan

inside-right Increased South Yugoslavia established a lead of

mere... (skip) 19. Total 61.· ́

two to one over Ireland at the China's lead with two successive

· DIVISION. III (SOUTH) H.KER.C. Barrow, J. Roscoe, close of the first day's play in the goals. Armstrong, right-winger, Champlops, Newport. K.B.G.C.-C. E. Turpin, G. 8. S. Deacon, W. B. Muskett (skip) Davis Cup tie.

managed to break through and Runners-Up: Crystal Palace.. Hammond, 0,9. Dingen, Jack Wal-22; V. Borby, R. A. Owens, A F Mitic beat Rogers 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, netted Navy's third and last goal To Seek Re-Election. Walsall and

Bristol Rovers, ker (skip) 12: A. Morton, G. W. Paul, L de Rome (skip) 12; R. C. 3-6, 6-3, while Funcec beat Egan Just before the end South China Craigengower Cricket Club beat Kowloon Bowling hart (skip) 21; E. F. Pope, 8. C. Kay. J. Sloan (skip) 23. Total 57.

scored again, through Kwok Ying- Deacon, E. A. Atkins, H. L. Lock Butler. A G. Gardner, H. S. Mc- 6-2, 6-1, 0-4. Green Club by 23 shots; "

V. Ribeiro, L. J. Silva, F. X. Silva M. Remedios, C. A. Lopes (skip) (skip) 20: L. F. Xavier, C. E. Mar- Total 70.

ques, J. Noronha, C. C. Silva (skip)

Bowling Green Down Again

20; J. Luz, A. P. Guterres, R. F. At Austin Road, Kowloon Bowl Luz, H. A. Alves (skip) 28. Totaling Green Club lost to Hongkong

68.

League II

Valley,

Bowling Green Lose

At the

C.C.C.-W. J. Penny, N. P. Kar- anjia. T. Lock, W. K. Way (skip) 23 J. Xavier, D. A. Rosario, H. W. Randall, MA. R. Souza (skip) 32: A. J. Coelho, B. W... Whiteman, M. J. Medina, J. Cavanagh (skip) 20. Total 75."

K.B.G.C.-R. P. Phillips, V. C. Dixon. J. 8. Logan, J. G. Meyer (skip) 19: H. White, L. G. Coombes,

Football Club by 13 shots.

Saturday's Lawn Bowls League Results

Kowloon 3.0.0. "“Kowloon Dock RC.-

Police R.C.

D: Waterton, T. Armstrong' (skip) }^.5 Club de Recreio "B".

17; T. Searle, K. O, Hamilton, H. E.

Drew, G. & F. Thompson (skip) 12. Total 48,

Talkso: Up..

At the Valley, Taikoo Dock Re- creation Club beat Police. Recrea tion Club by 11 shots.

PRO:-J., Headridge, &. R. Far- low, J. McWalter, G. O, Mosa (skip) ›:13; B. McDonald, D. Fitches, J. Riddell, A. Alexander (skip) 13; W.

FIRST DIVISION

50 Indian R.C.

HUNGARY LEADS RUMANIA Hungary was lending Rumania by 2 to 1 at the close of the second day's play.

મ

ARMY SOCCER FINAL

Asboth (Hungary) beat Caralulis (Rumania). 1-6, 6-5, 7-9, 10-8, 8-4 League at Bockunpoo on Friday The final of the Army Football.

DIVISION III (NORTH) Champions Barnsley. Runners-Up, Doncaster.

Tran-

To Beek Re-Election; Accrington

and Hartlepools,

C.B.S. SOCCER In the doubles, Schmidt and resulted in a win for the 24th

Old Boya of the Central British Caralulis (Rumania) beat Dallos Heavy Battery R. A. who defeated School defeated the School eleven and "Üzikikos--(Hungary)

6-227th Company, R. AM. C. by four by seven goals to five in a game

| goals to one, *****

of soccer played at the School At the conclusion of the game round on Saturday.. the prizes were presented by the The scorers were P. Wilson General Officer Commanding, (4). T. Maycock (2), and D. Hol- Major-General A. E. Grasett M. Cidge for the Old Boys, W. Pryde who gave a special word of praise (4) and A. Odell for the Bchool. to W, O. „Austin of the sh T. On

HALIFAX WIN

40-Cralgengower C.C, t

-74-

40- 45 SECOND DIVISION

Club de Recreio "A" Kowloon C.C.

68

6-2, 6-4.

70

i

Craigengower 'C.C

*75

Kowloon B.G.C.

48

Kowloon Football Club

51

Civil Service °C,C.

74

→ Kowloon Tong

56

HA, Football Club

153

RUGBY LEAGUE

Police R.C.

52

Taikoo Dock H.C.

03

THIRD

DIVISION

40

Club de Recreio,

70

HK Football Club

05

Kowloon CC. A

Craigengower 0.0.

Kowloon, B.G.C.

Yacht Club

Kowloon Football Club

H.K, Electric RC.

CUP FINAL

who has been Hon. Secretary to Marshall. Atkins, Findlay, Sumner LONDON, May Reuter)-In the the League during the past two and Hodgeson, Rugby,League cup final played at seasons begun as Wembley... to-day, Halifax...... beat Balford by 20 points to three before kerowd of 60,000 people.

RAM. CSmith; wheeler, The team were co

Levrington; Ganside, Barnsley, Minshull; Bullen, W. Florence; Mayhew, Roe, Pym, E. C., Taylor: Hill, Bankia, Beaton: Smith and Parkin.

Practice

in Y.M.C.A. Swimming Pool &

WEDNESDAY, MAY-10

Shoot, at Kowloon City Ranges,

Swimming Meeting, 6.15 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 11

|BRIDGE--Cheero Club Bridge.

FRIDAY, MAY 12°

Badminton, in the West Lounge,

8.30 p.m. SWIMMING

Mixed - Swimming, in YM.G.A. Swimming Pool, 6

p.m.

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· ADVERTISEMENT

HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB

TENNIS TOURNAMENT

1939.

MONDAY, 8TH MAY:

Open Singles Final.

Tani Wal-pui v. Taul Yan-pul WEDNESDAY, 10TH MAY— Open Doubles Final.

Ho Kalau & Lee Yne wing.

Taul Wal-put & Tani Yan-pul. The Prize Giving will follow: the Open Doubles,

Matches commence 4.30p.m. Booking now open a‡ Montrie's: Reserved Seats!$1